https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/remains-of-bulgaria-s-czar-samuel-return-home-after-1-000-yearsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/remains-of-bulgaria-s-czar-samuel-return-home-after-1-000-yearshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/remains-of-bulgaria-s-czar-samuel-return-home-after-1-000-years#u111355Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:56:10 +0000More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel have returned to Bulgaria following decades of negotiations with Greece. The bones were flown back to Sofia and arrived as part of a landmark cultural agreement involving the exchange of historic religious artifacts between the two nations. Samuel is celebrated as a key symbol of Bulgarian national identity and served as a warrior emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire before dying in 1014.Why it mattersCzar Samuel fought the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom before suffering a major defeat and dying shortly a